PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18762, 16 July 1924, Page 10

PARLIAMENT.

DEFEAT BY FOUR VOTES. 33 Ftiß AND 37 AGAINST. END OF A LONG DEBATE. ADOPTION OF ADDRESS. [BY. TELEOBAPH. —SPECIAL BEPCBTER.] WELLINGTON. Tuesday. Aftei* over eight sitting days, the Ad-dress-in-Bep.ly was to-night disposed of in the House of Representatives. Mr. Wilford's amendment was put at 10.55, and was defeated by 37 totes to 33. The Ad-dress-in-Reply wfls then carried on the voices. The Government majority was increased to four owing to Mr. J. G. Thomson (Wallace) having omitted to arrange a pair. At the end it was Reform members who kept the debate going, from before the dinner until after the supper adjournment. Air. A.. Hani* (Waitemata) was followed by Mr. A.. Bell (Bay of Islands), and Mr. J. CL Rolleston (Waitomo). The lastnamed Bpoke for about 15 minutes, when the division was expected, but Mr. J. A. Nash (Palmerston) rose and carried the debate over the supper adjournment. When formal business was being taken in the afternoon there was some sly merriment at the expense of Mr. L. M. Isitt (Christchurch North), who presented a petition praying *for the licensing of bookmakers, with a twinkle in his eye. Mr. Isitt conveyed the fact that he was against the prayer contained in the petition. He had not been the cwly one this session ill suited in handling such a request to Parliament. Four days' leave of absence was ■ granted to "Mr. F J. Rolleston (Timara) j on account of ill-health.

The House rose at 11.5 p.m., on the motion of the Prime Minister, who gave rotice of formal business on behalf of the Government.

A very light Order Paper was to-day disposed of in ten minutes by the Legislative Council, which adjourned until 2.30 p.m. to-morrow.

THE DIVISION LIST.

LABOUR WITH LIBERALS.

ONE OPPOSITION ABSENTEE. [BT TELEGBAPH.—SPECIAL BEPOETEB. ] WELLINGTON. Tuesday. The division list on the no-confidence notion in the House to-night was as follows:— ,; Ayes (35)— Noes (37)— Armstrong Anderson Bartram Bell Buddo Bitchener Corrigan Bollard Perreile, de la Coates. • . Edie Dickson> J: M. Forbes Bicjgson, J.-8t Fraser • Field > ;^ : : Haoan Girling "^ Holland Glenn Howard "" Harris Jordan Hawken : ~ Langstone Henare ./-:•. , Lee ;,- ;. Hdckly Ly«t • Hudson ; McOombs "Hunter Mcllvtide lujtt. McKay Linklater McKeen Luke Masters Lysnar Monteith M_l*od Munro > Macmillan. Murdoch Massey Ngata - ;,- y\ Nash'. ■ ■>.-.-.■. Parry ...;' Nosworthy Poland ' Parr Haawm Pomare Savage Potter v Bidey '~ ■' Rhodes, Sir R. H. Smith Rolleston, J. C. Sullivan \ Stewart Veitch Sykes Wilford Uru -Williams - Witty '■■--■■■ /■.- Wright.:;. . •'■: Young"' ,\-p Pairs*. —For the. • Amendment: Horn, O'Brien, Atmore, MacPherson. Against: Rolleston, F. J. Burnett, Guthrie, Rhodes, T. W. Mr. J. O. Thomson (Liberal) was absent and not paired, thus increasing the Reform majority from its normal 3 to 4. ,l! ,-.

WON SPURS AS MINIS'™.

HON. A, D. McLEOD'S CLAIM. A REPLY TO MR. WILFORD. ■ \ ■ ■ / _ ■ ' JnX TZIEGEAPH. —SPECIAL REPORTER.] WELLINGTON. Tuesday. " I can fairly claim to have earned my <ffpurs," was the frank declaration of the - Hon. A. D. McLeod in referring in the House of Representatives to-day to his appointment as Minister for Lands. He •was replying to a statement made by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Wilford, before the Liberal-Labour Federation at Petone. He remarked fthat "Mr. Wilford was reported to have said that the real selector of the Minister-for'Lands was tho power behind the throne in all land mat* ters—Sir Walter Buchanan. (Laughter.) Referring to Sir Walter. Mr. McLeod said trhoever might come or go in the Wai-\ fftrapa.. that gentleman's name would be Stamped in the agricultural and pastoral development of the whole district. As for himself, said Mr. McLeod, he had probably not had the educational advantages that Mr. Wilford had .enjoyed. "I had to fight my way but of the back blocks and through every local body in the district. Finally I came to Wellington as member of the Harbour Board and later as a member of thiß House. I can fairly claim to have earned my spurs as Minister." It savoured very much of Police Court methods, he concluded, fcr tho Leader of the Opposition to try to score off political opponents by sucb an attack.

KAURI GUM INDUSTRY.

PLEA FOR SUPERVISION. SUPERINTENDENT SUGGESTED. [BT TELEGBAMB. —SPECIAL BEPOfiraß.] ■WELLINGTON. Tuesday. . A plea that the kauri gum industry was worthy of more consideration than was given it by Lands Department was made by Mr. A. J. Murdoch (Marsden) speaking in the House of Representatives to-day. He said he believed that the industry could be very profitably worked if more attention were paid to it. That was proved by the fact that the 377,000 tons of gum so far exported had added over £20,000,000 to the, Dominion's wealth. At present the industry came under the purview of the commissione; of Crown lands, Auckland. It should not be his business—he had enough to do—but the business of a separate official Mr> Murdoch suggested the appointmjnt of a superintendent who could see chat licenses were properly applied and generally watch the interests of the industry. For instance, there was. no system of inspection of gum lands. . > The time had come for thorough investigation and the appointment of a superintendent to look into and deal with the industry on a business-lika ba«is. The returns would make the expenditure well worth while.